  Weekly digest of foreign currency deals March 16, 2012 - 17:14 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - USD 134,962,614 was bought at an average price of AMD 388.77/USD 1 and USD 136,615,506 sold at an average price of AMD 389.83/USD 1 at the Armenian foreign currency market on March 5-16. Deals amounting to USD 27,830,000 at an average price of 389.56 /USD 1 were concluded at NASDAQ OMX Armenia during the reporting period. From Feb 27-March 11, AMD loans granted by banks totaled 53.3 bln, while USD loans amounted to 94.1 mln, the press service of the Central Bank of Armenia reported.   Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion.   Partner news |  Latest news Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals  Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation.Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan.Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush.Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |
